CVE-2018-6979 Auth bypass in VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (AirWatch Console)
Attackers can bypass SAML authentication during device enrollment to impersonate sessions or disclose information in VMware Workspace ONE UEM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6979?
CVE-2018-6979 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (AirWatch Console), published on 5 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (A/W Console) 9.7.x prior to 9.7.0.3, 9.6.x prior to 9.6.0.7, 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.16, 9.4.x prior to 9.4.0.22, 9.3.x prior to 9.3.0.25, 9.2.x prior to 9.2.3.27, and 9.1.x prior to 9.1.5.6 contains a SAML authentication bypass vulnerability which can be leveraged during device enrollment. This vulnerability may allow for a malicious actor to impersonate an authorized SAML session if certificate-based authentication is enabled. This vulnerability is also relevant if certificate-based authentication is not enabled, but the outcome of exploitation is limited to an information disclosure (Important Severity) in those cases.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware Airwatch Console.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2018-6979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (AirWatch Console)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3h9-mvmc-w828.